A short term swimming ban has been put in place for Ballyloughane Beach by Galway City Council due to elevated bacteria levels detected.
Elevated levels of Intestinal Enterococci were detected in water samples taken from Ballyloughane Beach on Monday, July 14.
As a result of this, a swimming ban has been issued by the city council, which is currently expected to last for 2 – 4 days.
Further samples were taken on Wednesday, July 16, the results of which will be delivered on Friday.
The contamination is suspected to be from urban runoff, which Ballyloughane Beach is known to be susceptible to.
